More than 200 canoes and kayaks competed in the Fox Valley Park District’s Mid-American Canoe and Kayak Race on the Fox River between both St. Charles and Batavia to Aurora Sunday, June 5.
Held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., the race featured two race lengths with start lines in St. Charles (10 miles) and Batavia (six miles). Both finished with a post-race lunch party and awards ceremony at Prisco Community Center/McCullough Park, 150 W. Illinois Avenue in Aurora.
The race offered 10 canoe divisions, eight kayak divisions, and a noncompetitive recreational division.
The top three boats in each division received an award.
—Al Benson